LEOs and MMA

I looked to see if this was posted and found nothing. I came across the is article about the threat of MMA to LEOs and methods to deal with it. I think its was pretty good and a honest assessment of a typical LEOs ability to deal with a combat athlete.

Gezere and LEOs, how does this article stack up, in your considered opinion?

A whole lot of denial. He uses the standard SPORT vs REAL tactics. I have respect for LEOs but to be honest the vast majority of them are not on the same athletic level as a MMA hobbyist. There is little substance and I think he is being dishonest with himself. Where as the author of the first article realizes that there is a threat from a first hand experience this one doesn't give me that impression.

While not a LEO myself I do work in security and both articles were very interesting reads...

Speaking from my own (incredibly limited experience) coming up to an MMA fight in physical situations on the door I would occasionally instinctively go into 'fight mode' rather than 'control and restraint' or indeed 'GTFO and call for help' mode.

One noticable example I recall was a few years ago it was about two weeks before a fight and a guy on the door after much shittalk eventually threw a jab and immediately closed the distance. I got him into clinch and went swimming for double underhooks (something I was working on a lot at the time) but without any real head control. He truned his head and did his level best to chew my ear off.

First article was pretty good. He lost me a little bit when he started talking about identifying fighters through their clothing. There's so many posers out there and a lot of untrained fatasses cover themselves in tapout from head to toe. But that's kinda nitpicky, and he still had a good point.

First article was pretty good. He lost me a little bit when he started talking about identifying fighters through their clothing. There's so many posers out there and a lot of untrained fatasses cover themselves in tapout from head to toe. But that's kinda nitpicky, and he still had a good point.

I initially thought that too, especially with TAPOUT and AFFLICTION be sold everywhere. However I realized he does have a point. I tend to wear my gym, Gracie barra, or NAGA shirts from time to time. If I saw someone wearing something other than TAPOUT I would probably note them as a potential fighter.

A whole lot of denial. He uses the standard SPORT vs REAL tactics. I have respect for LEOs but to be honest the vast majority of them are not on the same athletic level as a MMA hobbyist. There is little substance and I think he is being dishonest with himself. Where as the author of the first article realizes that there is a threat from a first hand experience this one doesn't give me that impression.

I've often wondered about this, philosophically: Are chaps like this at all persuadable, or is it something only experience can teach?

For example, all my ideas of stand-up fighting went out the window as soon as I did Judo. You didn't need to argue with me. You just had to: outer reap, side control, mount, strangle.

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